Ainsley Genealogy

Family Tree

The Bilsdale Ainsley Family Tree

Researched by William Cyril Ainsley (71)

Original note by W C Ainsley: Subject to correction. Tree of the Ainsleys of Bilsdale, including Midcable from 1704. Recent generations of descendents are not quite complete. For further information see notes [numbered links next to names].

I cannot vouch for the accuracy of any of the information posted, although I have no reason to suspect inaccuracy. Any researcher who needs to be absolutely sure of facts should consult the primary sources. Alyson Jackson

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ABBREVIATIONS [see also Geography]:

CF = Some connection with Cock Flatt Farm, Chop Gate
FB = Some connection with Fangdale Beck
LC = Some connection with Low Crosset Farm, near Spout House
HC = Some connection with High Crosset Fram near LC
SHo = Some connection with Spout House
O = Some connection with Orra/Urra near Chop Gate
b = baptised/christened or born
bu = buried
d = died
m = married
wit(s) = witness(es) to baptisms or marriage followed by name of an Ainsley

JOHN(1) John might have come from Scotland to Bank House after the 1689 rising m 1st in 1704 Joan Rain (Bank House?). She d 1726 no children known; m 2nd in 1730 Margaret Leyng (CF?). She d 1776 "widow Chop Gate".
descendents
JOHN 2
b 9/2/1730 d 1807 at CF m Alice b 22/7/1733 d 1815
MARY 2b
b 8/2/1732 d 1/5/1760 unmarried "daughter of Margaret"
ELIZABETH 2c
b 2/6/1735
descendents

all John's children (line below) as per St. Hilda's Registers are listed by name in the Will dated 9/3/1802 of John of Cock Flatt who died 1807 (except that of Alice who is not mentioned because she had died 1768 aged 2)

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JOHN 3
b 1760 d 1839 at LC. In 1784 m Hannah Atkinson (wit William) she d 1847 at LC.

descendents
WILLIAM 147
b 1762
ALICE 148
b 1766 d 1768
THOMAS 152
b 1764 d 1842 at "Stockton" at 80. In 1786 m Hannah Garbutt ( wit William) She d 1841 aged 75 at Hawterley
Thomas's Branch
MARY 151
b 1772. Had illeg. daughter Peggy b 1805
PEGGY
b 1775 m William Priestman as evidenced by her father's will
RICHARD 149
b 1768 at CF
STEPHEN 150
1769-1849 CF. In 1821 married Martha Young 1801-1874
Stephen's Branch
JAMES 15
1777 CF then SHo then Grange m 1 Mary Parkinson in 1797 she d 1805 FB.
m 2 Hannah Gray in 1807, she d 1853 at Grange, aged 66 (=b 1787)
James's Branch


NANNY
195
b 1784 at LC d 1786 at LC
WILLIAM HENRY
4
SHo
b 1785 at HC d 1878 at LC m Amelia Hunton (1807-1852) SHo

descendents
HANNAH
8
b 1798 at LC see 'notes'
JOHN
5
b 24/3/1788 d 1865 at LC unm. b at LC
MARY
6
b 1795 at LC. In 1832 m John Barn ?
JAMES
7
1797 at LC d 1875 at Bank House m Mary 1811-1877 no family
RICHARD
9
1800-1825 LC unm. ("The Scholar")
JOSEPH
10
B 1790 at LC m 1st Ann Hartas in 1815 m 2nd Mary of Sunderland between 1861-71, no family
Joseph's Branch
THOMAS
11
b 1792 m Fisher LC
More information
STEPHEN
12
b 1794 LC "of Glaisdale" m 1820 Elizabeth
descendents
WILLIAM b 1821
MARY ANN 1823
HANNAH 1826
(all born at Marske, Saltburn)
1851 census Stephen, Elizabeth and Mary Ann were at Stokesley
descendents
JANE
b 1825 SHo
m 1854 Wm. Garbutt
descendents descendents
NANNY
b 1828 SHo
1851 m Nicholas Spink
descendents   descendents
JOHN
1831 -1836
SHo
descendents   descendents
EMMA
b 1836 SHo
descendents  descendents
SARAH
1838 SHo
m Wm Atkinson 1857
descendents
Stephen
1857
ALSO
John, Margaret, Louie, William, all 4 Atkinson
descendents   descendents
JOSEPH
1843 - 1870
SHo
descendents descendents
ELIZABETH
1848 SHo
1848 m William Armstrong    
descendents descendents
EMMA
13/1/1852 SHo
later married Sam Parker

 
HANNAH
b 1827 SHo
1855 m Emmanuel Leng
WILLIAM
1829 - 1905 SHo
1861 m Ruth Arcoat who d 1911 at 75 
MARY
1833 SHo
STEPHEN 42
6/3/1835 SHo
1871 m Charity Featherstone she d 1916 Bridge End
descendents
MARTHA
1840
1865 m Thomson Allenby
descendents
JAMES 48
SHo and LC
1845 - 1932
m 1st 1867 Jane Wheldon 1847 - 1890
m 2nd Violet Johnson (no family)
MARGARET
1849 SHo
d 1856
   
1873 Joseph William
1875 Annie
1877/8 James Henry
1879 Emma
1880 John Featherstone
1884 Jane
1886 Margaret
1888 Stephen
1890 Harry
Joseph E Allenby 1868
James Allenby
descendents of James and Jane:
Emma 97 1867 - 68 LC
Hannah 96 1869 - 1953 LC unm.
William 70 1872 - 1949 m Lily Whitaker 12/10/97 1874 - 1950

70's Branch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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